as in pretty
to some degree or extent
these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion
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Recent Examples of relatively
The relatively mild earthquake was felt across parts of northern New Jersey and New York City.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Forecasters say relatively weak winds have left Canadian wildfire smoke to linger over the U.S.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
The executive said marketing and launch costs would be relatively modest.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Three relatively unheralded pitchers — Vásquez, Ryan Bergert (sixth round pick in 2021) and Stephen Kolek (Rule 5 pick from Seattle in 2023) — have combined for a 3.79 ERA in 204 1/3 innings.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Forecasters say relatively weak winds have left Canadian wildfire smoke to linger over the U.S.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
The executive said marketing and launch costs would be relatively modest.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Three relatively unheralded pitchers — Vásquez, Ryan Bergert (sixth round pick in 2021) and Stephen Kolek (Rule 5 pick from Seattle in 2023) — have combined for a 3.79 ERA in 204 1/3 innings.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatively
Adverb
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The tornado later was determined to be at least an EF-3, pretty strong, a killer.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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There has been pretty much zero coordination with the local government on this.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Tanner, who is quite religious, was doing the latter.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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YouTube What To Know On Wednesday, Swift quite literally broke the internet when her New Heights interview was released.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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And high temperatures will be fairly pleasant, in the high 70s to low 80s range.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Those who violate the law should answer for it, but those who are charged with enforcing the law have the moral responsibility to do so humanely, fairly and justly.—
David Kay,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But this will be no typical return, rather a return by the franchise’s all-time leader in 3-pointers.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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The former Super Bowl champion was expected to practice on Saturday, but now, Los Angeles has offered some rather strange information on Stafford.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Calling Weapons’ ending a victory is perhaps somewhat generous, what with the matter of all the dead people left to account for, even Gladys.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
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Under new head coach Mike Vrabel, the Patriots used the pick in somewhat surprising fashion, taking a running back with the 38th overall selection.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That figure was large enough to send the set to No. 28 on the Billboard 200, the main albums list that accounts for overall consumption.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Turbulence strong enough to cause injury is projected to double or even triple in frequency globally by the end of the century, according to a 2017 study.—
Renée Rigdon,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatively. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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